| ALLOPATHY | • allopathy n. (Uncountable, originally) A system of heroic medicine that treats symptoms with substances that produce… • allopathy n. (Countable) A conventional Western medical method or treatment. • ALLOPATHY n. the treatment of disease by inducing an opposite condition (i.e. in the usual way). |
| ANAGLYPHS | • anaglyphs n. Plural of anaglyph. • ANAGLYPH n. (Greek) a type of carved ornament. |
| ANAGLYPHY | • ANAGLYPHY n. (Greek) the art of carving in low relief. |
| ASPHYXIAL | • asphyxial adj. Of or relating to asphyxia. • ASPHYXIAL adj. of or relating to asphyxia. |
| CATAPHYLL | • cataphyll n. (Botany) A leaf, sometimes abortive, sometimes persistent, that does not develop into a photosynthetic… • CATAPHYLL n. a rudimentary or simplified leaf. |
| HANDPLAYS | • HANDPLAY n. a dealing of blows. |
| HYPALGIAS | • hypalgias n. Plural of hypalgia. • HYPALGIA n. diminished susceptibility to pain, also HYPALGESIA. |
| HYPALLAGE | • hypallage n. (Rhetoric, grammar) A construction in which a modifier with meaning associated with one word appears… • HYPALLAGE n. a rhetorical figure in which relations between words are changed. |
| HYPOGAEAL | • hypogaeal adj. Alternative form of hypogeal. • HYPOGAEAL adj. germinating with cotyledons underground, also HYPOGAEAN, HYPOGAEOUS, HYPOGEAL, HYPOGEAN, HYPOGEOUS. |
| MATCHPLAY | • matchplay n. Alternative form of match play. • match␣play n. (Golf) A scoring system in which points are awarded for each hole won, as opposed to stroke play. • match␣play n. (Bowling) A knockout competition between two single bowlers. |
| PHARYNGAL | • pharyngal adj. Alternative form of pharyngeal. • pharyngal n. Alternative form of pharyngeal. • PHARYNGAL adj. pertaining to the pharynx, or throat. |
| PHRASALLY | • phrasally adv. In a phrasal context or manner. • PHRASAL adv. pertaining to a group of two or more associated words. |
| PHYSALIAS | • physalias n. Plural of physalia. • PHYSALIA n. a genus of large oceanic Siphonophora which includes the Portuguese man-of-war. |
| POLYANTHA | • polyantha n. (Botany) Any of several hybrids of Rosa multiflora that have clusters of small flowers; a polyantha… • POLYANTHA n. any of large number of dwarf hybrid roses. |
| SLAPHAPPY | • slaphappy adj. Incoherent from being struck; punch drunk. • slaphappy adj. In a humorous mood as a result of fatigue; silly from being tired. • slaphappy adj. Irresponsibly free. |
| SYNALEPHA | • synalepha n. The suppression of a vowel at the end of word when it is followed by another word beginning with a vowel. • synalepha n. The melding into a single syllable of two vowels from two different syllables. • SYNALEPHA n. the melting of a final vowel or diphthong into the initial vowel or diphthong of the next word, also SYNALOEPHA. |